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Lifestyles

50 DISHES BY 50: Ginger Pork Potstickers -- The way my house smelled when I made these dishes, one might have thought the cook would be wearing a kimono and silk slippers. I kid you not, the aromas of my potstickers and teriyaki sauce were like those from an authentic Japanese kitchen. Jennifer Mastroianni/ Canton (Ohio) Repository

BIKING ON THE STREET: Critical Mass shows U.S. cities the power of the bike -- A nationwide effort called Critical Mass began hosting monthly bike rides around Springfield, Ill., in 2008. The intention for the rides is to promote awareness of bicyclists using city streets to get around, instead of just recreational bike trails. Molly Beck/ State Journal-Register (Ill.)

SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING: God – pulling strings on blight to bright - On Detroit’s East Side, The Heidelberg Art Project is a symbol of spiritual fortitude in a city that aims to go from blight to bright. I saw two blocks of quirky, urban outdoor art - upended grocery carts on the tops of trees, slogan placards, and house fronts layered with stuffed animals. Amid the piles of debris-into-art, the word, “God” appears in unexpected places. By Suzette Martinez Standring, The Patriot Ledger.

ELIZABETH DAVIES: Being a parent never gets easier - Eventually, every parent has that moment when they think, “Dang. Why didn’t this kid come with an instruction manual?” By Elizabeth Davies, Rockford, Ill.

LOOKING UP: Reflecting on the last space shuttle launch - As I write, the final mission of the space shuttle is under way, docked at the international Space Station. The launch of Atlantis on July 8 was the 135th launch since Columbia rocketed into space on April 12, 1981. By Peter Becker, Hawley, Pa.

Entertainment

NIM REVIEW: Movie review: In 'Project Nim,' an innocent chimp falls victim to man's inhumanity = In chronicling the horrific 26-year life of the film’s simian star, Nim Chimpsky, Oscar-winning director James Marsh (“Man on Wire”) makes it hard not to analogize with the Holocaust, particularly when baby Nim is literally ripped from his mother’s clinging arms and shipped off to New York City to be part of a Columbia University experiment in which he was to be raised like a human. By Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger.

'TABLOID' MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tabloid’ is a fun romp through a ’70s sex scandal -- In the midst of it all, there’s the press, always hungry to write about and show pictures of more craziness. By the conclusion (make sure to stay ‘till the very last credit), you’ll realize that even though you might not quite believe all you’ve seen and heard, this was certainly the most fun you’ve ever had at an Errol Morris movie. Ed Symkus/ Patriot Ledger (Mass.)

LAST HARRY POTTER INTERVIEWS: Last interviews with Grainger, Weasley and Malfoy -- Here's the last interviews with the main "Potter" characters and what they intend to do now that the saga is over -- minus Daniel Radcliffe, who was refused time off from his starring role on Broadway in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Ed Symkus/ Patriot Ledger (Mass.)

MUSIC SCENE: The Turtles still ‘Happy Together’ -- The Turtles were one of the most astonishing overnight success stories in rock ’n’ roll history, notching several chart-busting singles before they were even dry behind the ears. Jay N. Miller/ Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
* Localization tip: Find out if the “Happy Together” tour is coming to your area.

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: The Readers' Writers: Romantic suspense author Jill Sorenson - A handful of authors such as Jill Sorenson have melded the two long-divided territories of mainstream and erotica, and interwoven the aspect of physical pleasure and fulfillment into heroines and heroes previously destined to only wear a smile the morning after or the first page of the next chapter. This accomplishment takes a mastery of prose capable of seducing the reader without so much as a missed breath into scenes heretofore thought best kept hidden from view. By DA Kentner, Freeport, Ill.

READER'S GUIDE: 'Bossypants' and more summer books -- It's a long way from Upper Darby, Pa., to the bright lights of Hollywood and New York. For Tina Fey, there has been a lot of hard work and some really wacky fun along the way to becoming head writer, executive producer and star of NBC's top comedy "30 Rock." She shares the weirdness in her quirky, off-beat, laugh-out-loud memoir entitled “Bossypants.” Susie Stooksbury/The Oak Ridger (Tenn.)
* Comments idea: What good book are you reading right now? Tell other readers about it in the comments field below the story.

PHILIP MADDOCKS: Without the promise of corporate jet tax breaks the unemployed have little to live for - Expressing deep concern for the plight of millions of unemployed Americans, the nation’s wealthy cautioned the president to think carefully before doing away with tax breaks for corporate jet owners, yacht owners, and hedge fund managers. By Philip Maddocks, MetroWest, Mass.

KENT BUSH: Debt ceiling debate boring but important - The debt ceiling debate is very important. Our nation’s financial future may depend on it. It will be integral in the 2012 elections. But it is so boring that many readers have already stopped reading this column so I’m not going to write about it directly. Maybe those of you who have hung around this long will allow me to reference the debt ceiling debate without directly commenting on it. By Kent Bush, Augusta, Kan.

Business

ERIC P. BLOOM: Office gossip about the people who work for you - My suggestion is to not gossip at all. I know it can be fun. It can also be interesting to hear the gossip that is going around the office. The good news about gossip is it can help keep you in tune with what’s going on around the company. The first lesson here is that it’s fine to listen to gossip; it’s not a good idea, however, to perpetuate it. By Eric P. Bloom, GHNS columnist.

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